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A term for a [[future]] [[monarch]], often the [[son]] of a [[king]] and [[queen]], who is a member of the [[nobility]] and will become [[king]] in a process of [[succession]] after the [[death]] of the king. It's from the [[Latin (language)|Latin]] ''[[princeps | A term for a [[future]] [[monarch]], often the [[son]] of a [[king]] and [[queen]], who is a member of the [[nobility]] and will become [[king]] in a process of [[succession]] after the [[death]] of the king. It's from the [[Latin (language)|Latin]] ''[[princeps]]'', first used by [[Augustus|Augustus Caesar]] to mean ''first [[citizen]]''. The [[female|feminine]] [[equivalent]] is [[princess]]. | ||
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Prince (title) [r]: A term for a future monarch, often the son of a king and queen, who is a member of the nobility and will become king in a process of succession after the death of the king. It's from the Latin princeps, first used by Augustus Caesar to mean first citizen. The feminine equivalent is princess.